Internet Basics
Internet Basics: What we’ll cover
What is the Internet?
What can you do on the Internet?
History of the Internet
How does the WWW work?
Web Addresses
Health Sites on the Web
Searching for Information on the Web
Internet Subject Directories
Internet Search Engines
Search Engine coverage
Internet Search Engines: Caveats
Meta-search Engines
Where to find Search Engines & Subject Directories
Electronic Discussion Lists (Listservs) & Usenet News Groups: People communicating online
Electronic Discussion Lists (Listservs)
Why use Discussion Lists?
Discussion Lists--Two Addresses
Subscribing to Discussion Lists
Where to find Discussion Lists
Usenet Newsgroups
Critically Evaluating Web Sites
Why evaluate Web sites?
Evaluation Criteria: the Big 5
Authority
Currency
Content
Accuracy
Objectivity
Points to Remember
References
Email: Christine_DeGolyer@urmc.rochester.edu